Magic Bullet Records is an American independent record label, specialising in punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

, metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 and experimental music

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

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History

Magic Bullet records was founded in 1996 by Brent Eyestone, in order to release an album by Boysetsfire

Boysetsfire

Boysetsfire is a post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware and West Chester, Pennsylvania that formed in October 1994. Boysetsfire is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, drummer Matt Krupanski, and vocalist Nathan Gray. The band is currently auditioning for a new...

, entitled This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born. The label has subsequently released over 140 recordings, including albums by Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...

, The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

 and This Will Destroy You

This Will Destroy You

This Will Destroy You, often abbreviated to TWDY, is an American post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas, formed in 2005. The band consists of guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Chris King, bass player and keyboardist Donovan Jones and drummer Alex Bhore...

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Artists signed with Magic Bullet

• A City Safe From Sea
• Aughra
• Austin Lucas
  Austin Lucas
  -Early years:Austin grew up in Bloomington, IN the United States, but moved to the Czech Republic in 2003. In 2008, Austin relocated back to the United States. Contrary to some uninformed sources, Austin was never a Czech citizen. He is the son of Bob Lucas who is a producer/songwriter best known...
  
  
• Big China & Little Trouble
• Cave In
  Cave In
  Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent...
  
  
• Charles Manson
  Charles Manson
  Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...
  
  
• Christie Front Drive
  Christie Front Drive
  Christie Front Drive was an American Emo/Indie band formed in Denver in 1993. Citing influences such as Superchunk, Jawbox, Buffalo Tom and Drive Like Jehu, the lineup consisted of Ron Marschall , Jason Begin , Kerry McDonald and Eric Richter .-History:The band released a self-titled EP and a 7"...
  
  
• Disappearer
• Doomriders
  Doomriders
  Doomriders is a heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released two albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley formerly played bass in "There Were Wires". Doomriders have toured with...
  
  
• Forensics
• Ghastly City Sleep
• Golden City
• Integrity
  Integrity (band)
  Integrity is a metallic hardcore band formed in 1988. Their lyrical themes include religion, the supernatural, mental illness, individualism, and the occult.- Discography :*Harder They Fall - Demo cassette - 1989...
  
  

• Kaospilot
• Lymbyc Systym
  Lymbyc Systym
  Lymbyc Systym is an instrumental band from Tempe, Arizona which formed in 2001, consisting of brothers Jared and Michael Bell. Their sound combines elements of instrumental rock and electronic music. Lymbyc Systym have toured with Broken Social Scene, The Books, Crystal Castles, The Album Leaf, ...
  
  
• Made Out of Babies
  Made Out of Babies
  -Biography:Drawing equally from noise-rock bands like The Jesus Lizard and post-metal bands like Isis, the band developed a following after the release of their debut album, Trophy. Their first two albums were released by Neurot Recordings, the label of post-metal and post-rock bands like Isis,...
  
  
• Meditative Sect
• Rattler
• Stephen Brodsky
• Suppression
• The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....
  
  
• The Wayward
• This Will Destroy You
  This Will Destroy You
  This Will Destroy You, often abbreviated to TWDY, is an American post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas, formed in 2005. The band consists of guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Chris King, bass player and keyboardist Donovan Jones and drummer Alex Bhore...
  
  
• Valerian Swing
• Years

Inactive bands

• Jesuit
• Loser Life
• Old Man Gloom
  Old Man Gloom
  Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene....
  
  
• Romance of Young Tigers
  Romance of Young Tigers
  Romance of Young Tigers was an instrumental band from Dayton, OH that released two albums through Magic Bullet Records and is noted for DIY handmade or recycled packaging for albums for limited or unique runs.-History:...
  
  

Compilation album

The label has released one compilation album, entitled It Came from the Hills, Vol. 1. It was released February 28, 2006.

Tracklist

1. Jinxed At Twelve: "The Bomba"
2. Nitro Tokyo: "Fuel My Fire"
3. Taint
   Taint (band)
   Taint are a three-piece metal band from Swansea, Wales. The band formed in 1994 while still teenagers, releasing a string of demos, compilation features and split records over eleven years until their first full length album, The Ruin of Nová Roma, was released in 2005...
   
   : "Poison Pen Attack"
4. This Will Destroy You
   This Will Destroy You
   This Will Destroy You, often abbreviated to TWDY, is an American post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas, formed in 2005. The band consists of guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Chris King, bass player and keyboardist Donovan Jones and drummer Alex Bhore...
   
   : "The World Is Our ___"
5. Paul Michel: "Shoot First"
6. Aughra: "Fostep"
7. Stephen Brodsky: "Wintermean Crimes"
8. Forensics: "Daytime Minutes"
9. Tephra: "Through Our Veins"
10. Light Yourself on Fire: "Rickshaw"
11. Snowblood
    Snowblood
    Snowblood were a four piece experimental sludge/post rock/doom metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2002. Their third and final self-titled album was released in 2009, through Superfi Records....
    
    : "Aubade"
12. Earthen Sea: "Sailing Toward Distant Lands"